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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Management VMs/Hosts/Clusters</h1>
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   <p>The <span>product</span> allows you to modify, remove, activate, or disable protection for VMs, hosts, or clusters. This section uses a VM as an example to describe the related operations. The operations on a host or cluster are the same.</p>
   <p>Log in to the management page, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text134457431679"><strong>Protection</strong></span> &gt; Virtualization &gt; CNware</b></span>, and find the target VM.</p>
   <p><a href="#CNware_00092__table24934294919">Table 1</a> describes the related operations.</p>
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      <b>Table 1 </b>Operations related to VM protection plans
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       <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2"><p>Description</p></th>
       <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3"><p>Navigation Path</p></th>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Modifying protection</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p> <p>This operation enables you to modify a protection plan of a VM to associate the SLA with the VM again, add or remove protected VM disks, or change an agent host. After the modification, the next backup will be executed based on the new protection plan.</p> <p><strong>Note</strong></p> <p>The modification does not affect the protection job that is being executed. The modified protection plan will take effect in the next protection period.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row of the target VM, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Modify Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Removing protection</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p> <p>This operation enables you to remove the protection for a VM when it does not need to be protected. After the removal, the system cannot execute protection jobs for the VM. To protect the VM again, you need to associate an SLA with the VM again.</p> <p><strong>Note</strong></p> <p>When the protection job of the VM is running, the protection cannot be removed.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row of the target VM, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Remove Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Performing manual backup</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p> <p>This operation enables you to perform a backup immediately.</p> <p><strong>Note</strong></p> <p>Copies generated by manual backup are retained for the duration defined in the SLA.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row that contains the target VM, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Manual Backup</strong></span></b></span>.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Activating protection</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p> <p>This operation enables you to re-activate a disabled protection plan of a VM. After the protection plan is activated, the system backs up, archives, or replicates the VM data based on the protection plan.</p> <p><strong>Note</strong></p> <p>You can perform this operation only on a VM that has been associated with an SLA and is in the <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Unprotected</strong></span></b></span> state.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row of the target VM, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Activate Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Disabling protection</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p> <p>This operation enables you to disable the protection plan of a VM when periodic protection on the VM is not required. After the protection plan is disabled, the system does not automatically back up, archive, or replicate the VM.</p> <p><strong>Note</strong></p> <p>Disabling a protection plan does not affect protection jobs that are running.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row of the target VM, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Disable Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p></td>
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         Adding a tag
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          <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
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           <p id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_p1816719214566">Only 1.6.0 and later versions support this function.</p>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_b1495945913127">Scenario</strong></p> <p>This operation enables you to quickly filter and manage resources.</p></td>
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         Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_uicontrol84421111904"><b><span id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_text6442710012"><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; Add Tag</b></span>.
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          <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
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           <ul id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_ul22969251338">
            <li id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_li142961925139">On the displayed <strong id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_b171967427617">Add Tag</strong> dialog box, you can select existing tags or click <strong id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_b1711194810818">Create</strong> to create a tag.</li>
            <li id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_li135161927738">To modify or delete a tag, click <strong id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_b17675195912164">Go to Tag Management</strong> on the <strong id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_b13536183171711">Add Tag</strong> page to go to the <strong id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_b1386161351713">Tag Management</strong> page.</li>
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         Removing a tag
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          <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
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           <p id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_en-us_topic_0000001792344090_p1816719214566">Only 1.6.0 and later versions support this function.</p>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_b472911291311">Scenario</strong></p> <p>This operation enables you to remove the tag of a resource when it is no longer needed.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_uicontrol4993205113111"><b><span id="CNware_00092__en-us_topic_0000001792344090_text6993751201118"><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; Remove Tag</b></span>.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" colspan="3" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Note: The operations for restoring CNware VMs are the same as those described in <a href="CNware_00057.html">Restoration</a>.</p></td>
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